Oculicattus raizae, Martinez, 2020

Martinez, Jose I., 2020, Revision of the South American genus Gaujonia Dognin (Noctuidae, Pantheinae) with descriptions of five new genera and twenty-one new species, ZooKeys 985, pp. 71-126 : 71

Oculicattus raizae sp. nov. Figs 50 , 51 , 58 , 78 , 90 , 95

Type material.

Holotype ♂, Colombia: Colombia, Tolima, Nevado del Tolima, 4°36'02 ’’ N, 75°19'51 ’’ W, 2600 m, 05-07.12.2013, legit Victor Sinyaev & Mildred Márquez Martinez / UF, FLMNH, MGCL 1049101. [DNA voucher MGCL-NOC- 65284] deposited in MGCL. Paratypes (6 ♂, 1 ♀, MGCL): Ecuador: Same collecting data as holotype (2 ♂); Ecuador, Carchi, El Angel Ecological Reserve, 0°45'31"N, 78°01'40"W, 7-8. XI 2012, 3320 m, leg. Sinjaev & Romanov (1 ♂); Ecuador, Carchi prov., El Moran, 0°45'50"N, 78°02'38"W, 1-3.05.2012, H = 2940 m, Exped. Ron Brechlin & Victor Sinyaev (1 ♂); Ecuador, Pichincha, Camping Bella Vista, 2230 m, 0°00'41"S, 78°41'17"W, 19.XII.2012-7.I.2013, leg. Sinjaev & Romanov & [coll.] Dr. R. Brechlin (1 ♂); Ecuador, Pichincha, Quito/Chiriboga, K40, 2480 m, 22 Mar. 1982, coll. N. Venedictoff (1 ♀); Peru: Peru-Junin Near Calabaza vill., 11°30.4'S, 74°51.7'W, 20.12.2010, H = 2722 m, leg/coll. Viktor & Svetlana Sinyaev + Vladimir Izerskiy (1 ♂); Bolivia: BOLIVIA, La Paz, Death road Coroico, 16°18.3'S, 67°48.8'W, 28-30.10.2010, H = 3060 m, leg. Viktor Sinyaev & Oleg Romanov (1 ♀). Additional examined specimens (1 ♂, ZSM): Ecuador: Ecuador, Anden Oskordillere, Prov. Pichincha, Tandayapa, Km. 3 S (Bellavista, Lodge), 2310 m, 00°03'694"N, 78°40'929"W 1-20.ix.2012, Dietl Monika + Stefan &, R. Beck leg. / BC ZSM Lep 65183 / coll. G. Behounek, grafing bei Müchen / " Gaujonia renifera ♂" (1 ♂).

Etymology.

The species is dedicated to my wife, Raiza Castillo, for her love and support since the beginning of my career.

Diagnosis.

Oculicattus raizae is closely related to O. uturunku ; they differ from the other Oculicattus species by the darker color, and the unusual reniform spot that is completely brown or black. Oculicattus raizae can be identified by its brownish yellow coloration, and the brown forewing pattern. In the male genitalia the cucullus is longer and wider than in O. uturunku . Additionally, DNA barcodes are ca. 4% different.

Description.

Head. Palp reduced in size; dorsal surface covered by brown scales, ventral surface by dark sulfur-yellow scales; frons covered by dark sulfur-yellow scales, mixed with black; female similar to male externally. Thorax. Dark sulfur-yellow with some brown patches. Wing. Forewing with dark sulfur-yellow and brown scales covering venation and margins; forewing length: male: 22-24 mm; female: 27-29 mm; antemedial, postmedial, and subterminal lines not defined; orbicular spot small, poorly-defined oblong brown spot; reniform spot brown, narrow, and barely defined; base of CuA2 with Y-shaped mark large, brown; a brown line across fold on cell at CuA2; hindwing hyaline with some dark sulfur-yellow scales on venation, but more notable along margins; a Y-shape mark at base of CuA2; some small brown lines scattered through M3+CuA1+CuA2. Leg. Dark sulfur-yellow with brown patches on anterior area of prothoracic legs, which is lighter on mesothoracic and metathoracic legs. Abdomen. Clothed in grayish yellow hair-like scales with white scales at terminus and with a dark sulfur-yellow tuft on A8. Male genitalia. Cucullus wide, parallel sided with the apex rounded; costal margin swollen basally; sacculus triangular with saccular process entirely coated with setae; tegumen wide; saccus broadly V-shaped; juxta small with parallel sides and a V-shaped notch posteriorly; aedeagus 3 × longer than wide, with a wide opening to vesica ca. ¼ × total length of aedeagus; vesica with basal area ca. same width that of aedeagus, and it is ventrally curved; basal area with a large patch of spines; vesica with two patches of spines on each side, one small slightly beyond middle of dorsal wall of the vesica, and truncated anteriorly, whereas other larger apically narrow, and broader towards the aedeagus. Female genitalia. Small and truncated apically; anal papilla with posterior apophysis ¼ × shorter than anal papilla; anterior apophysis short; rectangular sterigma that is fused above ostium; ductus bursae wide and long; appendix bursae ⅔ × shorter than corpus bursae which is partially sclerotized at base.

Immature stages.

Unknown.

Distribution.

Recorded from cloud forests in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Bolivia in middle and high elevations from 2000 m to above 3000 m (Fig. 95 ).

Biology.

Unknown.

Remarks.

A specimen of Oculicattus raizae was misidentified as G. renifera by G. Behounek and posted on Barcode Of Life Data System v4 (www.barcodinglife.org). Holotype (Fig. 50 ) and paratypes are well preserved.

Figures

Figure 95. Distribution of examined specimens of the genus Oculicattus.

Figures 43 - 58. Adult habitus of Oculicattus species 43 Oculicattus renifera, ♂, MGCL, Cusco, Peru 44 O. renifera, ♂, MGCL, Junin, Peru 45 O. schmidti, ♂, holotype, MGCL, Pasco, Peru 46 O. schmidti, ♂, paratype, MGCL, Junin, Peru 47 O. inca, ♂, holotype, MGCL, Sierra Siberia, Bolivia 48 O. boliviana, ♂, holotype, MGCL, Sierra Siberia, Bolivia 49 O. uturunku, ♂, holotype, MGCL, Morona, Ecuador 50 O. raizae, ♂, holotype, MGCL, Tolima, Colombia 51 O. raizae, ♂, paratype, ZSM, Pichincha, Ecuador 52 O. brehmi, ♂, holotype, FSU, Loja, Ecuador 53 O. brehmi, ♂, paratype, MGCL, Napo, Ecuador 54 O. brehmi, ♀, paratype, MGCL, Napo, Ecuador 55 O. brehmi, ♀, paratype, MGCL, Napo, Ecuador 56 O. renifera, ♀, MGCL, Cusco, Peru 57 O. renifera, ♀, MGCL, Cusco, Peru 58 O. raizae, ♀, paratype, MGCL, La Paz, Bolivia.

Figures 74 - 79. Male genitalia of Oculicattus species 74 Oculicattus inca, holotype, MGCL, Sierra Siberia, Bolivia 75 O. boliviana, holotype, MGCL, Sierra Siberia, Bolivia 76 O. uturunku, holotype, MGCL, Morona, Ecuador 77 O. brehmi, holotype, FSU, Loja, Ecuador 78 O. raizae, holotype, MGCL, Tolima, Colombia 79 O. schmidti, holotype, MGCL, Pasco, Peru.

Figures 85 - 90. Female genitalia of Gaujonia and Oculicattus species 85 Gaujonia arbosi, MGCL, Napo, Ecuador 86 G. chiqyaq, holotype, MGCL, Marinio, Colombia 87 G. kanakusika, paratype, MGCL, Cundinamarca, Colombia 88 Oculicattus renifera, MGCL, Cusco, Peru 89 O. brehmi, paratype, MGCL, Napo, Ecuador 90 O. raizae, paratype, MGCL, La Paz, Bolivia.